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Effect of thermomechanical treatment on the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of lightweight Ti65(AlCrNb)35 medium-entropy alloy

Journal

INTERMETALLICS
Volume 143, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2022.107470

Keywords

Lightweight; Grain refinement; High-entropy alloys; Medium-entropy alloys; Mechanical properties

Funding

  1. Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology [MOST 109-2224-E-008001]
  2. National Central University's Precision Instrumentation Center
  3. City University of Hong Kong [9380088, 7005078]

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In this study, the Ti-65 alloy was processed through a series of thermomechanical treatments, which resulted in significant grain refinement and enhancement of tensile strength, demonstrating good strength-ductility synergy.
Lightweight Ti65(AlCrNb)35 medium-entropy alloy (Ti-65) ingots were produced through arc melting and drop casting in a water-cooled copper mold. These alloy ingots were then treated through a sequence of homogenization, hot rolling, cold rolling, and recrystallization. The effect of this thermomechanical treatment (TMT) on their microstructures and mechanical properties was investigated through X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron backscatter diffraction analysis through scanning electron microscopy, and mechanical testing. The XRD results demonstrated that the Ti-65 alloy maintained a body-centered cubic structure after 50% hot rolling, 70% cold rolling, and recrystallization at 900 degrees C, 1000 degrees C, and 1100 degrees C, respectively. The fully recrystallized sample had an 80% smaller grain size than the as-cast sample. The cold-rolled Ti-65 alloy specimen exhibited a high tensile strength of 1620 MPa. In comparison with the tensile strength of the as-cast Ti-65 sample (1100 MPa), that of the Ti-65 alloy following annealing and subsequent partial recrystallization was significantly increased (1380 MPa). This tensile strength enhancement is attributable to its heterostructure composition of deformed bands and smaller recrystallized grains. This study demonstrated that an effective strength-ductility synergy of the Ti-65 alloy can be achieved through various TMTs.

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